Daegu Monorail Car Model to Be Chosen in Poll

Daegu citizens will select their favorite model of monorail cars that will be introduced in June, 2014, for the new third line of the city's metro system.

Pictures show three models of monorail car ― half circular, top, streamlined, mid, and straight lined ―, among which one will be chosen for Daegu metro Line No. 3, which will be laid in June, 2014.

By Peter Hong
Korea Times Intern

Citizens of Daegu will select their favorite model of monorail cars that will be introduced in June, 2014, for the new third line of the city's metro system.

City officials announced Monday that they plan to decide on one of three options proposed by Japanese electric car manufacturer Hitachi in a two-week-long poll by June 20.

One of the designs is "half circular," portraying a rounded white cloud floating in the sky. Another is a "streamlined" look exemplifying the beauty of an elegant curve. The third is "straight lined" shape embodying a high speed-capable but stable monorail train, according to the city's Urban Railroad Construction Headquarters.

Subway passengers, merchants located near subway stations and college students majoring in design are invited to take part in the poll, an official said. Other citizens will be able to vote on the official Web site of the municipal government.

Once an exterior model is chosen, the city will select a combination of colors and decide on the interior design, he said. The colors will be primarily based on yellow. Line No. 1 is red, with Line No. 2 green.

The train cars will be rolled onto the 24-kilometer elevated track for a test run in August 2013. With construction to start later this month, it will represent the nation's first monorail for mass transit.

The city currently operates two subway lines measuring 54 kilometers. The first 10-kilometer section of Line No. 1 was launched in November 1997.

About 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Daegu is the fourth largest city in Korea with a population of 2.5 million.

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